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CLASSIFICATION OF HOMOPTERA

Families in Green color Homoptera Details

Insecta: Paurometabola HOMOPTERA Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha Superfamily: Cicadoidea Cicadidae (cicadas, "locusts") Membracidae (treehoppers) Cercopidae (spittlebugs) Cicadellidae (leafhoppers) Superfamily: Fulgoroidea (planthoppers Delphacidae (delphacid planthoppers) Dictyopharidae (dictyopharid planthoppers) Flatidae (flatid planthoppers) Acanaloniidae (acanaloniid planthoppers) Suborder: Sternorrhyncha Superfamily: Psylloidea (psyllids) Psyllidae (Asiatic citrus psyllid

Superfamily: Aleyrodoidea (whiteflies) Alyrodidae Superfamily: Aphidoidea (aphids and phylloxerans) Aphididae (aphids) Superfamily: Coccoidea (scale insects and mealybugs) Coccidae (soft, wax, and tortoise scales Pseudococcidae (mealybugs Margarodidae (giant coccids, ground pearls, cottony cushion scale Diaspididae (armored scales --------------------------------- NOTE: DNA evidence shows a close relationship between the Homoptera and Hemiptera, so that eventually the two orders may be combined as was previously the case under the Heteroptera. [See proposed arrangement below] References Citations Sample Examinations

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CLASSIFICATION OF HEMIPTERA & HOMOPTERA Combined

Homoptera Details Hemiptera Details

HEMIPTERA - HOMOPTERA Combined Auchenorrhyncha Infraorder: Cicadomorpha (Clypeorrhyncha, Clypeata) Superfamily: Cercopoidea (spittlebugs, froghoppers) Aphrophoridae Cercopidae Clastopteridae Epipygidae Machaerotidae Superfamily: Cicadoidea (cicadas) Cicadidae (Platypediidae, Plautillidae, Tettigadidae, Tibicinidae) Tettigarctidae (hairy cicadas) Superfamily: Membracoidea (Cicadelloidea) Aetalionidae (Biturritiidae) Cicadellidae (Eurymelidae, Hylicidae, Ledridae, Ulopidae, leafhoppers) Melizoderidae Membracidae (Nicomiidae, treehoppers) Myerslopiidae (Cicadellidae, in part) Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha (Archaeorrhyncha, planthoppers) Superfamily: Fulgoroidea Acanaloniidae Achilidae Achilixiidae Cixiidae

Delphacidae Derbidae Dictyopharidae Eurybrachyidae Flatidae Fulgoridae (lanternflies) Gengidae Hypochthonellidae Issidae Kinnaridae Lophopidae Meenoplidae Nogodinidae Ricaniidae Tettigometridae Tropiduchidae Coleorrhyncha Peloridiidae Heteroptera Reduviidae (assassin bugs) Cimicidae (bedbugs and flower bugs) Miridae (plant bugs) Coreidae (Leaf-footed bugs, squash bugs & sweetpotato bugs) Lygaeidae (seed bugs) Rhyparochromidae (seed bugs) Pentatomidae (stink bugs or shield bugs)

Sternorrhyncha Aphididae (aphids) Eriosomatinae (gall aphids) Pemphigidae (gall aphids) Adelgidae (conifer aphids) Chermesidae (conifer aphids) Phylloxeridae (phylloxerans) Aleyrodidae (whiteflies) Psyllidae (jumping plant lice) Superfamily: : Coccoidea-scale insects Margarodidae (cottony-cushion scale, ground pearls) Diaspididae (armored scales) Dactylopiidae (cochineal insects) Kerriidae (lac scales) Lacciferidae (lac scales) Coccidae (soft scales) Asterolecaniidae (pit scales) Pseudococcidae (mealybugs) Eriococcidae (felted scales) References Citations

Details of Insect Taxonomic Groups

Examples of beneficial species occur in almost every insect order, and considerable information on morphology and habits has been assembled. Therefore, the principal groups of insect parasitoids and predators provide details that refer to the entire class Insecta. These details are available at <taxnames.htm>.